Teacher: Dan Fanelli
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Email: fanellidm@gmail.com

Classes: 7th Grade Science , 8th Grade Earth Science

Homework Policy for 701 has changed. I will no longer except homework at the end of the day on the day that it is due. If your homework is not complete in class you will receive a ZERO!


Homework Policy :
1. Homework will not be accepted Late
2. Homework not done on time will receive a Zero
3. Homework will account for 20% of the overall grade
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7th Grade Homework
Sept 15th
701 702
Bring all materials to class, this will count as your first homework assignment

701/702
Sept 16/17
Get the syllabus signed by your parents

701/702
Sept 22nd
Finish questions 1 and 4 on the Graduated Cylinder lab

702
Due Sept 28th Conversion problems
Study for Conversion quiz

701
Due Sept 28th
Study for Conversion quiz

701/702
Sept 28th to Oct 6
Study for MEASUREMENT TEST_To be given on OCTOBER 6th
COMPLETE MEASUREMENT REVIEW SHEET_Due on day of the Test OCTOBER 6th

701/702
Oct 5th
Completed Review sheet for measurement

701/702
Oct 1st
Complete density lab Due Monday Oct 4th

701/702
Due
Oct 25th
Get test signed
If you scored a 69% or below on the measurement test, you must correct ALL wrong answers and hand it back in on Friday to receive a 70 %

701
Due
Oct 19th
Define surface tention and cohesion

701/702
Due
Oct 22nd
Complete activity sheet about Observation and Inference.

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Due
Oct 26th
Cover your 7th Grade Science book and bring it back to class

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Due
Oct 29
Study and review all Wave vocabulary

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Due
November 4th
Calculate all Wavespeed equations 1-16

702 ONLY
Due Nov 9th
Study for quiz (the differences and similarities between diffraction, refraction, and reflection)

701/702
Due Nov 19th
Complete sound waves in different matter lab. make sure to answer all questions in full and to be very descriptive.

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TEST ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

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Chapter 8 section 3 self check
Due november 25th

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Chapter 8 review p. 236-239 all questions Except 24 and 25 on page 237 due Tuesday November 30th for test. This must be complete in order to take the test on tuesday. Students that do not complete this review must do it during the test and make up the test during lunch or after school. If not done that day students will fail the test.

701
Due 12/3/10
List 10 objects from school or home, give all the physical properties, then write a physical change that you could do to that object and list the properties again.

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Due 12/7/10
Students must define all vocabulary words in chapter 9 section 1. Then you must use the vocabulary word in a sentence.

701
Due 12/15/10
Finish lab, get progress report signed.

702
Due 12/16/10
Text book: read chapter 9 section one and answer 3 self check questions

701/702
Due 1/5/11
Review for test Page 264-267 all questions except for 25 and 26 on page 265
TO TAKE THE TEST THE REVIEW MUST BE COMPLETE FOR WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Due 1/7/11
Students that received a 79 or below must answer all wrong answers on test and hand back in by Friday to receive an 80%.

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Due 1/10/11
Graph the data from the cup lab on the graph paper.

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Due 1/11/11
Get test signed

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Due 2/2/11
Page 289 1-5

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Test chapter 10 all sections on 2/8/11
Due 2/8/11
Complete chapter review for chapter 10

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Due 2/11/11
Complete mixtures lab, make sure you use complete sentences.

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Due 3/3/11
Complete acid and bases lab questions. Take your time answer them completely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

701/702
Due 3/4/11
Correct test due today

702/702
Due 3/4/11
Balance Chemical Equations activity Sheet

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Due 3/22/11
Self check In text book. P367 1-6

702
Due 3/22/11
Summarize how the plant and animal cell are different and similar. Explain how they need each other to survive.

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Due 4/4/11, Check in on how work is going 3/25/11
3-D model of plant or animal cell !!!!!!!!!!!!, If you do both you get extra credit (plus 20 points)

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Due 4/7/11
Describe in 2 or more paragraphs the similarities and differences of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

701 only
Due 4/7/11
Create flash cards for vocabulary words above.

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Due 4/11/11
Skin journey story. Must be typed, no less then 3 paragraphs.

701
Due 4/28/11
Explain how the nervous system effects each of the 5 senses. at least 2 paragraphs

702
Due 4/28/11
What is the difference between the CNS (Central Nervous System) and the PNS (Peripheral Nervous System)? How do they work together? What are their functions?
at least 5 sentences.

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Due 5/17/11
Create a chart for the organs of the digestive system. Organ /function, chemical or physical process/ ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

701/702
Due 5/26/11
Self check P. 484 1-3

701
Due 5/26/11
Bring in Favorite song

701
Due 6/3/11 Now due 6/6/11 for students that didn't get it done for friday.
Research Kingdoms and write the common characteristics for each kingdom. Kingdoms: plant, animal, archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Fungi, Protists

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MINI TEST!!!!!!!!

Due 6/6/11

Study Density, mass, Volume, weight. Physical and Chemical Properties as well as changes. Compound, mixture, element, chemical equations, bases and acids, hydroxide, hydronium ions. Waves, Compression wave, transverse wave, electromagnetic spectrum, sound waves. Wavelength, ID features on waves.


8th Grade Homework
Sept 15 th
801 802
Bring all materials to class, this will count as your first homework assignment

801/802
Sept 16/17
Get the syllabus signed by your parents

801/802
Due Sept 20th
Scientific Notation Activity Sheet

801/802
Due Sept 23
Bring in Balloonia Lab

801
Due Sept 28th
Finish Balloonia lab: complete the graph, and answer all questions

802
Due Sept 28th
Read Science World magazine and answer questions on activity sheet

802
Due Sept 30th
Finish Balloonia lab: complete the graph, and answer all questions

801/802
Due Oct 4th
Complete Star Characteristics Lab

801/802
Due Oct 5th
Write a first person story about "your life" as a star. Tell me about your birth/life/and death. Be sure to use scientific terms. This will be shared with the class on the 5th

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Due Oct 6th
Study for the star characteristic quiz.

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Due Oct 14th
Get progress report signed

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Due Oct 19th
1. One page research paper for your groups planet project.
2. Your groups Powerpoint for your planet
3. The research sheet must be complete

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Due Oct 22 to Oct 27th
Quiz: planet characteristics and motions!!!
STUDY!!!!

802 only
Due Oct 26
Study for Vocabulary quiz. All the different parts of an impact crater.

802
Due Oct 29
Get Vocabulary quiz signed and study for planet quiz!!

801
Due Oct 29th
Study for planet quiz!!!


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Due November 4th
Correct all quiz questions that you got wrong, and explain why it is correct. Do this on another sheet of paper and staple it to your original quiz.

801/802
Due November 10th, but should be worked on every day this week
The Earth Science Test review sheet. On Wednesday at least 16 questions should be done.
Due Friday November 12 the entire review sheet, YOU CAN ONLY TAKE THE TEST IF THIS REVIEW SHEET IS COMPLETELY DONE!!!!!!!

801/802
Assignment given on 11/17/10
Due at the end of 30 days, this will be worth 10 homework assignments
You must create a moon journal in your note book or binder. Everyday, look up at the night sky and draw a picture of what you see when you look up at the moon. Make sure that you do this every night and include the DATE AND TIME.

801/802
Due 12/3/10
Highlight notes and review for quiz on moon phases and tides.
STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

801/802
Due 12/7/10
Correct answers on moon phases and tide quiz, give the reason for why it is correct. Get quiz signed by parents.

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Due 12/15/10
Get progress report signed and bring back

802
Due 12/16/10
Finish lab to turn in for tomorrow

801/802
Due 1/7/11
Study for quiz on the spheres of Earth: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Geosphere

801
Due 1/5/11
Using your book, ESRT and the internet research your sphere

802
Due 1/5/11
Find an interesting fact about your sphere

801/802
Due 1/6/11
Get Motions of Earth, Sun, and Moon test signed.

801 only
Due 1/7/10
In book read pages 11-17 do all questions 1-11. This will help prepare for the quiz

801/802
Due 2/4/11
review handout Topographic maps and drawing profile.

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Due 2/8/11
Earth Science Review book, Page 20--- 30. Answer all questions: This should be done all week and over the weekend, not the night before!!!!

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Test 2/8/11
Isolines
*Contour lines, Isotherms, Isobars. You should be able to calculate gradient at for any of these lines.
Topographic maps
*Drawing profiles, calculating gradients, calculating Distance, calculating contour interval, identify features on a topographic map, Scale and Directions.
Coordinate System
*Latitude, Longitude. How to write the coordinates. How to find locations
Earth Measurements
*Shape and Distances
Earth Spheres
*Understand data for each sphere, Locations, density(most to least), Temperature
*Atmosphere: How it changes, Temperature, Density, Water Content, Pressure
*Hydrosphere: Composition, location
*Lithosphere: Different layers, Density
*Geosphere: Different Layers, Density, Temperature, Pressure

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Due 3/4/11
Earth Science Test Corrections.

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Due 3/4/11
In 5 Sentences or more summarize the phase change of water using the chart we drew in class.

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Due 3/8/11
Study for Earth Science Test.

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Due 4/15/11
Define all weather vocabulary
Air mass
Air pressure gradient
Anemometer
Atmospheric
Barometric
Air pressure
Atmospheric transparency
barometer
cloud cover
cold front
cyclone
cyclonic storm dew point
Front humidity
isobar
jet stream monsoon
occluded front
Planetary wind belt
Polar front Precipitation
probability
psychrometer
radar
relative humidity
stationary front
Station Model
Troposphere
Visibility
warm front
water vapor
weather variables
Weather



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Due 4/11/11 MUST BE TYPED
1. In 5 sentences EXPLAIN how pressure, density, temperature, altitude, and water vapor change as you hike from the bottom of Mount. Everest to the top (29,029 feet above see level).

2. In 5 sentences EXPLAIN what happens to the air particles in a convection current. Why does the CC change from night to day? (see picture below)


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801 Only
Due 4/13/11
1. Describe how specific heat effects onshore and offshore convection cells 1 to 2 paragraphs

2. Describe how onshore currents are different from offshore currents 1 to 2 paragraphs

3. Describe the relationship that exists between air pressure and density to altitude, temperature, and water vapor 5 sentences

801 Only
Due 4/29/11
Explain how to increase the rate of evaporation of 1 cup of water. make sure to use all 3 factors that affect evaporation rates


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Due 5/18/11
In yellow Review Book page 84-114 multiple choice questions only